His heart twisted a little at the question. This was exactly the question he hadn't wanted to ask himself, and what he had only moments ago waved off as unforgivable. But he had to seriously consider this. Klavier could have easily just blown the inquiry off with a 'Yes' for the sake of cheering Nigredo up, but that wouldn't help anything. And Klavier wasn't one for shallow lies like that.
He looked away from Nigredo, an obvious, almost squirming discomfort taking over his body language as he considered this idea. This was somewhat unfair since his relationship with Kristoph was a bit complicated in its own right and was a little... different. He was more than just some brother to him. Kristoph was everything. Saying he was a role model and a motivation was barely scratching at the surface.
He took a quiet breath and tried to imagine what it would be like to have Kristoph actually try to kill him, trying hard to keep his face neutrally introspective as he did so. That was more than a murder attempt. It was like a betrayal in every sense of the word. Could he possibly forgive that?
"...I'd be lying if I said the idea doesn't upset me," he said carefully, turning his eyes to Nigredo's face. "It's fairly horrible to consider, actually. But as for the answer... It's hard to say. It somewhat depends on the situation. If it was an accident or he didn't mean to... that would be easier to forgive. In a situation like yours, if I did something that placed him in danger and he felt there was no other choice," he couldn't imagine such a thing happening, "I could forgive him for that as well." In that situation, Klavier would likely be the one begging for forgiveness...
"However, if he did it purposely for whatever reason... it would be very hard to do that." He paused again, really thinking about that one. "...Actually, no. I would say such a thing is normally completely unforgivable, but... because he is my brother, the possibility of forgiveness is greater than the contrary. It would depend... on whether or not he seemed truly sorry and how sincere he was in trying to make that up. If he seemed to truly regret it... it might be possible to put such things behind us."
Sort of. A murder attempt was not something that could ever be completely swept under the carpet and buried with time. Complete trust could never be restored once it had been broken. But it was true that if Kristoph did such a thing and seemed to really regret what had happened, then... Klavier couldn't say he could possibly resent him for long.
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He looked away from Nigredo, an obvious, almost squirming discomfort taking over his body language as he considered this idea. This was somewhat unfair since his relationship with Kristoph was a bit complicated in its own right and was a little... different. He was more than just some brother to him. Kristoph was everything. Saying he was a role model and a motivation was barely scratching at the surface.
He took a quiet breath and tried to imagine what it would be like to have Kristoph actually try to kill him, trying hard to keep his face neutrally introspective as he did so. That was more than a murder attempt. It was like a betrayal in every sense of the word. Could he possibly forgive that?
"...I'd be lying if I said the idea doesn't upset me," he said carefully, turning his eyes to Nigredo's face. "It's fairly horrible to consider, actually. But as for the answer... It's hard to say. It somewhat depends on the situation. If it was an accident or he didn't mean to... that would be easier to forgive. In a situation like yours, if I did something that placed him in danger and he felt there was no other choice," he couldn't imagine such a thing happening, "I could forgive him for that as well." In that situation, Klavier would likely be the one begging for forgiveness...
"However, if he did it purposely for whatever reason... it would be very hard to do that." He paused again, really thinking about that one. "...Actually, no. I would say such a thing is normally completely unforgivable, but... because he is my brother, the possibility of forgiveness is greater than the contrary. It would depend... on whether or not he seemed truly sorry and how sincere he was in trying to make that up. If he seemed to truly regret it... it might be possible to put such things behind us."
Sort of. A murder attempt was not something that could ever be completely swept under the carpet and buried with time. Complete trust could never be restored once it had been broken. But it was true that if Kristoph did such a thing and seemed to really regret what had happened, then... Klavier couldn't say he could possibly resent him for long.